Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
Sub-chief · MWI
SC Chilooko
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
60
Observations
127
Area
529,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de SC Chilooko : 8 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.167
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
60 distinct species · 127 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,3°C
Annual rain
949mm
Warmest m°
28,5°C
Coldest m°
11,6°C
Elevation: 1 096 m on average (min 884 m, max 1 347 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,3°C
Annual rain
949mm
Warmest month
28,5°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
1 096m
Min
884m
Max
1 347m
Std. dev.
71m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
75,3%
Silt
8,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,1g/kg
Clay
15,5%
Sand
76,3%
Silt
8,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
15,0%
Sand
76,8%
Silt
8,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
72,8%
Silt
7,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.2%
Crops35.8%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)48.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
79,0km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
10 695km²
Discharge in basins
7,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 043mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,31
Mean runoff
178mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
989m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
95,3%
Pesticides
5,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN